Money, access and security main challenges to averting famine in Somalia - experts
More than 2 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa nation that is suffering the effects of repeated rain failures and decades of conflict
In first, U.S. man sentenced for transgender hate crime
Gang member was sentenced to 49 years in prison for killing his former lover. He feared retribution from gang members if word spread she was transgender.
Asians says they back breastfeeding yet harassment persists
"Mothers still get dirty looks from people who walk by. A lot of people have been told off for breastfeeding in public"
Forced from their forests, Cameroon's female pygmies bear brunt of alcohol abuse
Driven from their ancestral lands by logging and mining firms, many of the Baka are turning to alcohol to cope
FEATURE-Kenya's parched farmers stop ploughing - but harvest more food and jobs
Growing crops differently, to preserve more water in the soil, is having a big payoff for farmers, and for those they hire to help them do the work
FACTBOX-Gay rights in Africa
Gay sex is illegal in 32 countries across Africa, while same-sex relationships are punishable by the death penalty in Mauritania and Sudan
In first, U.S. man sentenced for transgender hate crime
Gang member sentenced to 49 years for murder of a transgender teen who was his former romantic partner
LGBT acceptance slowly grows in Nigeria, despite anti-gay laws
Nine out of 10 Nigerians support the criminalisation of same-sex relationships
INTERVIEW-After abuse at home, LGBT Africans face trauma of seeking asylum
"They expect an LGBT person to have used sex toys, to go to gay clubs"
INTERVIEW-Colombia teen mothers see getting pregnant "synonymous with protection"
"That makes you an adult"